Perpendicular magnetic recording head

1. A perpendicular magnetic recording head, comprising:

a main magnetic pole, comprising:

a write magnetic pole layer for recording, the write magnetic pole layer comprising magnetic layers being antiferromagnetically coupled via a thin non-magnetic conductor layer between the magnetic layers, wherein the write magnetic pole layer for recording has a flare section which gradually widens toward a top of the main magnetic pole in a height wise direction of a throat height section;

a non-magnetic cap layer laminated above an uppermost layer of the write magnetic pole layer, the non-magnetic cap layer being textured to provide anisotropy; and

a subsidiary magnetic pole layer for supplementing the recording laminated above the non-magnetic cap layer;

an auxiliary magnetic pole;

a magnetic shield positioned via a non-magnetic layer on a trailing edge of the main magnetic pole and on both sides of the main magnetic pole in a track width direction; and

a coil for generating a recording magnetic field.

2. The perpendicular magnetic recording head of claim 1 :

wherein texture is applied to the non-magnetic cap layer on a trailing side of the write magnetic pole layer for recording, and

wherein a magnetic film of the subsidiary magnetic pole layer is laminated.

3. The perpendicular magnetic recording head of claim 1 , wherein the non-magnetic cap layer comprises a non-magnetic thin film.

4. The perpendicular magnetic recording head of claim 1 , wherein the surface of the non-magnetic cap layer is textured in a physical process with an ion beam.

5. The perpendicular magnetic recording head of claim 1 :

wherein the subsidiary magnetic pole layer has a magnetic film thickness greater than a range of antiferromagnetic coupling of the write magnetic pole layer for recording, and

wherein an anisotropic magnetic field of the subsidiary magnetic pole layer is smaller than an anisotropic magnetic field of the write magnetic pole layer for recording with texture steps larger than about 0.4 nm.

6. The perpendicular magnetic recording head of claim 1 , wherein the subsidiary magnetic pole layer has a magnetic layer section which widens in a stepped or tapered fashion in a height wise direction from a floating surface facing a recording medium.

7. A system, comprising:

a magnetic storage medium;

at least one head as recited in claim 1 for reading from and/or writing to the magnetic medium; and

a control unit coupled to the head for controlling operation of the head.

8. A method for manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording head, the method comprising:

sequentially laminating a magnetic layer and a non-magnetic conducting layer on a substrate;

applying a texture by repeatedly irradiating the substrate with an ion beam in two directions, a first direction being a floating surface direction, and a second direction being rotated through 180° in a height wise direction;

laminating a magnetic film to form a subsidiary magnetic layer;

processing the magnetic film formed on the substrate to form a main magnetic pole, the main magnetic pole comprising:

a subsidiary magnetic pole formed via a magnetic layer section which causes the subsidiary magnetic pole layer to become thicker toward an upper portion of the subsidiary magnetic pole layer in a stepped or tapered fashion in a height wise direction from a floating surface facing a recording medium; and

a write magnetic pole layer for recording having a throat height section and a flare section; and

forming a non-magnetic layer which surrounds the main magnetic pole followed by a magnetic shield layer via the non-magnetic layer.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising forming a non-magnetic cap layer above an uppermost layer of the write magnetic pole layer, the non-magnetic cap layer being textured to provide anisotropy.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein texture is applied to the non-magnetic cap layer on a trailing side of the write magnetic pole layer for recording.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the surface of the non-magnetic cap layer is textured in a physical process with an ion beam.

12. A magnetic recording and playback device, comprising:

a perpendicular magnetic recording medium;

a motor which rotates the perpendicular magnetic recording medium;

a magnetic head having a recording head and a playback head, the recording head comprising:

a main magnetic pole, the main magnetic pole comprising:

a subsidiary magnetic pole layer; and

a write magnetic pole layer for recording,

wherein the write magnetic pole layer for recording has a flare section which gradually widens toward a top in a height wise direction of a throat height section,

wherein the write magnetic pole layer for recording is provided with anisotropy via antiferromagnetic coupling of magnetic layers with a thin film non-magnetic body therebetween;

an auxiliary magnetic pole;

a magnetic shield positioned via a non-magnetic layer on a trailing edge of the main magnetic pole and on both sides of the main magnetic pole in a track width direction; and

a coil for generating a recording magnetic field from the main magnetic pole; and

a head drive section which drives the magnetic head to a desired track position of the perpendicular magnetic recording medium,

wherein the main magnetic pole comprises laminated magnetic bodies having two different anisotropic magnetic field strengths,

wherein the subsidiary magnetic pole layer has a section which widens in a stepped or tapered fashion in a height wise direction from a floating surface facing the perpendicular magnetic recording medium, and

wherein the subsidiary magnetic pole layer is provided with anisotropy through texturing.